Civil Engineering MEng at Brunel University of London

Civil engineering can offer you a career that can literally change the world. Civil engineers design, construct, and maintain features of the natural and the built environment, skills that help solve the problems communities face today, and prepare for those that will confront us in the future. Inspired by these challenges, Brunel has designed its Civil Engineering BEng programme.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 5 years full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option; integrated master's  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In your first year, you'll study our unique common engineering syllabus, which will ensure you start you engineering programme with strong understanding of fundamental principles of mathematics and science, that underpin all engineering disciplines. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: Electronic Devices and Systems, Engineering Design I, To present principles governing the mechanics of fluid flow, Engineering Mathematics and Programming I, Engineering Mathematics and Programming II, General Engineering Science, Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing and others; Year 2: Concrete Materials and Reinforced Concrete Design, Enable students to apply the principles of structural design for concrete conforming to the, Engineering Design II - Civil, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Mathematics, Programming and AI, Mechanics of Materials, Professional Engineering Skills - Surveying and Site Investigation and others; Year 3: Design of Steel and Timber Structures, Engineering Design III - Civil, Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Final Year Individual Project, Geotechnical Engineering, Professional Engineering Skills - Construction Contracts, Risk and Management, Resilient Infrastructure and Transport; Year 4: Advanced Construction Materials and Building Retrofitting, Civil Engineering with Artificial Intelligence, Geo-environmental Engineering, Nonlinear Structural Analysis & Finite Element Method, Project Management, Structural Dynamics and Seismic Design, Year-long Group Project.

Career pathways

Graduates from our Civil Engineering programmes will be capable of addressing the needs of society and business; able to deploy appropriate engineering methods and technologies; skilled in solving complex engineering challenges; competent to work with the environment in a sustainable manner; effective in mitigating climate change impacts on infrastructure and human society.

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